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A total of 81 overweight male university students were randomly assigned to the BW-TC group (N = 27), the TH-TC group (N = 27), and the control group (CG, N = 27). Upper limb grip strength, wall squat, sitting and reaching, 6-minute walk, single-leg stance, and Y-balance were measured at baseline and after 12 weeks of Tai Chi training. There were no significant differences in demographic characteristics and assessment parameters among the groups at baseline (\n                    <jats:italic>p<\/jats:italic>\n                    &gt;0.05). Both BW-TC and TH-TC performed Tai Chi exercise program training lasting 12 weeks, with three sessions per week, each lasting 60 minutes intervention. The changes in mean scores for the sit-and-reach test were 3.11 cm and 4.52 cm, for the wall squat test were 27.56 s and 36.85 s, and for the 6-minute walk test were 22.93 m and 63.22 m, and Y-balance (\n                    <jats:italic>p<\/jats:italic>\n                    &lt;0.05) significantly increased in both BW-TC and TH-TC groups, while the mean score of single-leg stance significantly decreased (\n                    <jats:italic>p<\/jats:italic>\n                    &lt;0.05). Additionally, compared to the BW-TC group, the TH-TC group showed a significant increase in lower limb strength (13.89 s,\n                    <jats:italic>p<\/jats:italic>\n                    = 0.048) and the distance of the Y-balance test in the left posterior medial direction (4.04 cm,\n                    <jats:italic>p<\/jats:italic>\n                    = 0.031). BW-TC and TH-TC interventions effectively improved physical fitness in overweight university students. 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